Dec 08
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Click for larger imageIt’s a Two-for Tuesday: Wraparound WTF
Good Show Sir Comments: Look what the Lovely Submit Button dropped off on our doorstep. Your guess is as good as mine.
Courtesy of “Anony-Mouse”
(Average: 6.80 out of 10)
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(Average: 6.80 out of 10)Loading...Apr 22
Click for larger imageTag Wizard Comments: I warned you. They only get worse.
(Average: 7.75 out of 10)Loading...
Apr 09
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Russian Dick Blade … and friends!
Good Show Sir Comments: My Google Russian translator tells me the top line says “J. Lord” and РИЧАРД БЛЕЙД is “Richard Blade” and the last line on each is “Hero” and “Winner”. I am assuming they are some sort of omnibus volumes. Feel free to translate.
Thanks to Alex for sending this in.
Published 1994
(Average: 8.33 out of 10)Loading...
Apr 02
Only two honourable mentions for the long Easter weekend! Mainly because I have completely lost track of what’s in my inbox!
Good to be back and posting covers again, thanks to everyone for supporting me through the dark times! You all get a cookie!
Click for full imagePiper Comments: It isn’t exactly fantasy/science fiction. It’s psychology. The longer you look the more insane it gets (E.G. Eagle heads in crystals).
Unknown published date
Click for full imageGood Show Sir Comments: Unfortunately I never got to play this, I like to think it would be just as epic as the box art.
Published 1988
(Average: 8.60 out of 10)Loading...
Jan 30
Click for full imageMisterBob’s Art Direction: How about a twist on the Excalibur motif, but an AXE instead of a sword. Clever, eh?
Published 1985 (maybe)
(Average: 6.07 out of 10)Loading...
Jul 05
No bigger image availableBook Wench Comments: ‘Fear in Firland’ is a true masterpiece, written in the 1970s by the vicar of Ladywood, it has all the worst bits of Narnia thrown in with some Native American (?) possibly Middle Ages… something… Any cover that can combine flying saucers and squirrels are okay with me!
Published 1974
(Average: 8.45 out of 10)Loading...
Jun 01
Another bank holiday approaches for those in the UK! And also something about celebrating some sort of zombie vampire’s diamond jubilee… so I hear. So we might be taking a break until Wednesday while we sharpen our stakes and resurrect Peter Cushing to stop the foul beast!
So for our honourable mentions we have a collection of books about J. R. R. Tolkien and one about C. S. Lewis. These are simply fantastic and have all been sent in by Missie Kay so a big thanks to her!
Enjoy the covers and if you are benefiting from a long weekend, like me, I hope you enjoy it!
Click for full imageMissie Comments: That’s not what “high fantasy” means, guys.
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Missie Comments: Not a very clear photo, sorry, but Gandalf and Gollum are on his shoulder, and there’s hobbit in his vest pocket.
Click for full imageMissie Comments: Just hangin’ with some orcs.
Click for full imageMissie Comments: Gollum clearly finds J.R.R. more frightening than the giant cave troll staring at him. (back cover of the previous book)
Click for full imageMissie Comments: Bonus cover! C.S. Lewis looks a bit shocked that there’s a naked lady behind him.
(Average: 7.63 out of 10)Loading...
Apr 05
Here we are again! It’s been a while for the old honourable mentions but it’s come to that time of year when a can of irn-bru and chocolate is considered an acceptable breakfast!
So if you are having a weekend off I hope you enjoy it and if not… well enjoy these covers that don’t quite make our high standards but we think deserve a special mention.
Have fun!
Click for full imageGood Show Sir Comments: I love Mark Hamill’s pose on this one. It’s got that, “Why are you drawing me?” Look.
Click for full imageGood Show Sir’s Art Direction: Well I like these three drawings you’ve done. I know! Lets just put them all together on the cover.
Click for full imageMatthew’s Art Direction: I want the scariest-looking monster that you can think of on the front!
Click for full imageStripey Baz Comments: I’m no purveyor of romance novels or indeed Norwegian literature, but I’m pretty sure that it’s not a good thing to have a mutton-chopped blaggard slap a fair maiden across her face. Given the angle that he’s standing at, his body must have twisted like one of those plastic toy action figures…
(Average: 8.23 out of 10)Loading...
Aug 29
Well today is a bank holiday and I completely forgot about it. Almost got up to go to work! Almost…
So for all your enjoyment here is a few covers that I believe make the Honourable Mentions standard! Have a good holiday for those who remembered!
Click for full imageDarkZlorf Comments: I’m sure I left my tank parked around here?
Published 1979
Click for full imageCompletely stolen from the wonderful Awful Library Books, but because the top left is clearly a copy of Keith Parkinson’s Dragons of War, I thought it too good not to mention! Thanks to John for letting me know about it!
Click for full imageSo I found this is in a touristy shop in the wonderful San Diego… paper dolls… what’s with that? Anyway, I had hours of fun recreating all my covers that day!
Published 2010
(Average: 8.44 out of 10)Loading...
Jun 22
Click for full imageMisterBOB Comments: There’s this great scene in the book,where the tiger has a burning log in his mouth and it looks just like a cigar. So funny.
Published between 1983 – 1988
(Average: 6.58 out of 10)Loading...
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